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1.50 Credits
(1.5 Units) (No prerequisite. Three lecture hours weekly for eight weeks.) This class is essential for anyone interested in ecologically sound gardening and landscaping. The class covers ecological interactions that regulate plant communities such as biogeochemical cycles, predation, parasitism, disease, competitions, and their relevance for gardening and landscaping and ecological studies. This short class is the second half of a two-class sequence on plant ecology. May be taken twice for credit. (CSU)
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0.50 - 6.00 Credits
(0.5-6 Units) (Please see Selected Topics category.) (CSU w/limit)
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1.50 Credits
(1.5 Units) (No prerequisite. Two and one-half lecture and one and one-half laboratory hours weekly for eight weeks.) Identification, habits of growth, cultural and environmental requirements, and use of woody and herbaceous plants grown in the landscape. Plants will be studied during that time of year when they are of significant interest in the landscape. (Covers plants that are attractive in the winter and spring.) This is a short course of eight weeks and the first part of the spring plant identification course. (CSU/UC)
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1.50 Credits
(1.5 Units) (No prerequisite. Two and one-half lecture and one and one-half laboratory hours weekly for eight weeks.) Identification, habits of growth, cultural and environmental requirements, and the use of woody and herbaceous plants grown in the landscape. Plants will be studied during that time of the year when they are of significant interest in the landscape. (Covers plants that are attractive in the winter and spring.) This is a short course of eight weeks and the second part of the spring plant identification course. (CSU/UC)
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3.00 Credits
(3.0 Units) (Prerequisite: Architecture 120. Two lecture and three laboratory hours weekly.) An introduction to the general concepts of landscape design, including the history and fundamentals of the development of a landscape design and basic site analysis. Also studied will be the principles of implementation in relationship to landscape construction and maintenance. (CSU/UC)
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3.00 Credits
(3.0 Units) (No prerequisite. Two lecture and three laboratory hours weekly.) This course is a survey of materials and techniques used in the construction of landscapes. Materials included will be wood, masonry, irrigation, drainage, soil amendments and outdoor lighting. Also covered will be the reading and interpretation of plans and specifications as well as elementary surveying and grade interpretation. This course is designed to aid in the successful completion of the California Landscape Contractors examination. (CSU)
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3.00 Credits
(3.0 Units) (No prerequisite. May be taken as Environmental Lanscping 160 or Biology 160. Credit will be awarded of only one course. Two and one-half lecture and one and one-half laboratory hours weekly.) This class explores how soil forms and develops, its physical and biological components and their interrelationships. Topics include: historical review of soil/human interactions, soil formation from parent material, classification, physical properties such as texture and structure, life forms found in soil and their interrelationships, relationships between soil properties and soil's ability to support plant growth, and approaches to use soil in a sustainable manner. (CSU)
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3.00 Credits
(3.0 Units) (No prerequisite. Advisory: A drafting course or an introductory course in landscape design. Two lecture and three laboratory hours weekly.) This class explores current and specialized landscape design aspects. Topics include current design trends in light of ecological, social, economic and technology circumstances. Subjects covered may include new materials (plants, lights, structures, embellishments) and techniques (hardware, software) and connections between landscape design, ecological sustainability and health. May be taken three times for credit. (CSU)
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3.00 Credits
(3.0 Units) (No prerequisite. Two lecture and three laboratory hours weekly.) This class explores special aspects of landscape materials and construction. Topics include tools, techniques, materials and processes necessary to build a wide variety of structures in landscapes. The class includes projects such as working with various types of wood, stone, brick, tile and concrete. Students will participate in class projects to build diverse structures utilized in gardens and landscapes. May be taken three times for credit. (CSU)
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1.00 Credits
(1.0 Unit) (No prerequisite. Three and one-half lecture hours weekly for five weeks.) This class addresses principles to establish and implement Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies and tactics in gardens and landscapes. It covers approaches for ecologically sound management of organisms associated with plants in landscapes. Information presented includes the ecological basis for IPM, the process to establish an IPM plan and IPM strategies and practices. This short class is the first third of a three-class sequence of IPM classes. (CSU)
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